S l i l l


ILE OFFICE LJLD SERVE


.POSE mobile Office may be n u rch a ^ i alley Council to improve ita L k L f t h


SAL AREAS rsi areas.


to buy and


.his purpose nended for


: full council alley Policy immittee, isidered by anagement


n Longsight £40


i-Dale, cost aer (27), of Clitheroe, a eroe Magis- r driving a le care and


J. Sumner


ice tried to ded with the vent through


itter to the ent into the car in front.


team as the beat means of


C03ti Ct between the public and the council,. Would hWeh


wide range of potential uses the committee was told.


could also be used for an exbibitmn centre, a polling


for pension payments. It r a t e s


station, for general inquiries or tQ provide facilities in the event of a local emergency


Michael Jackson sajd it was ■envisaged that the unit could be operated by present council staff, Should the plap receive the full council's backing, trial itineraries will be drawn up by the officers. One factor that would have to be taken into c o n s id e ra t io n would be whether the present offices in Longridge should remain open-


Chief Executive Officer Mr ’


I t cpuld provide facilities for rent and mortgage pay.


' . '•’> Don’t be shy


men—Here’s a job for you!


AM glad to see that you gave prominence to


th e d if ficulties being experienced by the local meals-on-wheels service ru n by th e . Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, j As. the only man regularly


on this job for the past four and a half years, who has given notice of his intention to retire at the end of the year, I have long felt that the service


letters to i the editor


driving, for meals-on-wheels ■


tomorrow!”: There must be scores of.


men around who have retired fairly early or who work night duty or suitable shifts who are quite capable of . driving a small newish Morris van for , three hours once a month or


la ck ed th e p u b l ic i ty i t so,;and perhaps*Hay in trea-'


'deserved as an entirely volun-- sure, in Heaven.” They will tary and unpaid effort run- - travel in very pleasant com-.


ning th re e days a week pany and will find, approxi- .....................


throughout the year. ..... In 1971, following an


MELLCfR — ROGAN Mr Peter Mellor, of Tewitt


1\\\\V\VX\\V\\\\\V\\\YC CLAIMING DATE '


a. — 4 p.m. I FREE


UIKET ne Stables « t; Colne


Pendleton Village Hall CHRISTMAS


WHIST DRIVE THURSDAY, DEC. 11th


HALL — MILTHORNE AVENUE AM P A IG N


om Nov. 8th till 23rd Conducted by


AURICE NEWMAN, OF PERTH message tor today — (or everyone.


at 7 p.m., Sunday at 6-30 and 8 p.m.,


lay, Wednesday, Thursday at 8 p.m. TEENAGERS — Monday al 8 p.m.


LDREN — Monday lo Thursday al 6-30 p.m. S' BRIGHT HOUR — Wednesday al Z-4S p.m.


Hail Farm, Gisburn, and Miss ■ June Marjorie Rogan, of Queen Street, Barnoldswick,


• were married at, Gill Church, Barnoldswick, on Saturday. The bride, a sales assistant, is the daughter of Mrs Marjorie Rogan and the late Mr Donald Rogan. The bridegroom is a. farmworker. Given away by her brother;


Mr Kenneth Rogan, the bride wore a white dress with long sleeves, and a Juliet cap trimmed with lace. She car­ ried red and white roses and lily-of-the-1


Bridesmaids were Miss Karen Rogan, bride’s sister,


valley.


Miss Kim Denton, niece, and Miss Janine Taylor, bride­ groom’s niece.


Mr David Taylor was best


man, Mr Keith Mellor, bride­ groom’s brother, and Mr Gary Kogan, bride’s brother, were g ro om sm e n . Mr K e i th Denton, bride’s brother-in-


law, was usher. . A reception was held at the


Black Bull Hotel, Rimington, and the honeymoon is being spent on the South Coast. Mr and Mrs Mellor will live in B ro g d e n '.S t r e e t , B a r ­ noldswick.


P h o to g ra p h : Py e ’s of Clitheroe.


CYRIL AND BILL GO EASY ON THE THROTTLE


RALLYING is notorious for being one of the most petrol-thirsty sports. But that need hot always be the case as four members of Clitheroe and District Motor Club proved at the weekend.


RIBCHESTER FOLK CLUB at the


WHITE BULL HOTEL, RIBCHESTER


TONIGHT \


ER 8th p.m.


children 15p supper


Next week: PAT RYAN


ALL HALLOWS, MITTON MEN'S EFFORT


Party? e Club?


NS S W7 £ lutlo. Any kind of


ook


>LLINS ;o m


23642.


WHIST and DOMINO DRIVE


Friday, November 14th at 7-30 p.m.


in the Institute ^ INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS


Clitheroe Parish Church Mothers' Union


JUMBLE DING ROOM


DRIVE D


‘JOES d In the


.ROOM


DAY ER 10th


i p.m.


on 35p freshments.


I/IBLERS'


IATION ncashlro Area a Group)


UAL ERAL TING


Jovember 12th OHOOL. 7-30 pm.


CHURCH iu a l


f W o r k MSTITUTE OVEMBER 15th I p.m.


p Including tea Ifcultu


TOMORROW (FRIDAY)


. NOVEMBER 7th IN THE UPPER SCHOOL


ADMISSION 3p. 6-30 p.m- r e f r e s h m e n t s ^ ^


laiming DATE aidburn Y.F.C


j o u n i . ■


RISTMAS 41ST and __


INO DRIVE , Slaldburn illage Hall >• sday, Nov. 191". 7 .4 5 D -^ 1


.P ow e r \ U n l i m i t e d \


RMULA ONE TOOK CAR RACING FINALE


i t ® ®\Ctose etc. /HITE C'TY


5S5BSS* . 15th


Wp Chib supper restora-


J c m b e r ' s H ’ 7 -O O P - " 1'


th i 1975 Season ou in s ty i0..


ADMISSION 35P -


Engineer injured in fall


A CLITHEROE maintenance engineer was ye sterd ay “satisfactory” in Blackburn Royal Infirmary after falling 2Sit in an accident at Ribble Cement works on Sunday. Mr Laurence Harrison (24),


of Kirkmoor Road, site super­ visor for Harrison Engineer-


ing in Kendal S t r e e t , Clitheroe, suffered a badly fractured leg and a broken arm


and foot. • He was c a r ry in g out


maintenance work when some metal, which was being hoisted up, slipped and knocked him off a concrete platform lo the ground. ■ Mr Harrison, who is mar­


ried, has worked for Harrison Engineering, run by his elder brother Paul, for about six years.


It is the first accident the . .


f inn has had in its six years of trading.


Print works for sale


HARROW’S 150-year-old print works, at present dis­ used, is to be put up for sale. Owners Tcotall Ltd have


submitted an application to demolish some of the build­ ings and advertise the site for sale, a spokesman confirmed this week.


of some controversy recently "lien the cosmetics firm I’abergc considered convert­ ing it into their European headquarters. There was opposition from nearby resi­ dents and eventually the plan fell through.


The factory was the centre 1 . -


Help textiles plea


AN urgent plea to the Gov­ ernment to restrict cloth imports m order to safeguard [ecal textile industry jobs has been made by the Ribble Val­ ley Council. ■ _ : , The call was made at


meeting of the council’s Policy. Resources Committee


second places in the regional heat of the Total Economy Drive and are now through to the national finals to be held on December 5th and 6th in


For the club took first and


the South of England. Cyril Bolton, of Spring Ter­


race, Langho, with navigator Bill Honeywell, of Salthill


Road, Clitheroe, managed to


, squeeze 42.5 miles per gallon out of their llOOe.c. Volkswa­ gen Golf, supplied by the Fly­ ing Wheel Garage, Burnley. The competition’s 165-mile


route started and finished at Stockport and covered mainly rally-type roads in the Peak


District. Each of the 10 cars in their


1000-1300c.c. class had to carry an observer to ensure the competitors kept to the


route and to prevent any illegal free-wheeling. An average speed of 30 mph


had to be maintained and, on the country roads they fol­ lowed, this proved a fan1 test of petrol consumption. Fellow club members Tony


Spending too many pennies


A NATIONAL newspaper quotes the case of a £3,600-a- year Cheshire authority clerk whose duties include the col­ le c tin g of tea money. A member of the Cheshire head­ quarters staff states that it would be a “rash man” who denied that other similar cases did not exist. •In defence it was claimed


appeal to Clitheroe Probus ' Club for men.to come forward as drivers, I volunteered, and it has always intrigued me that, Hvirig as I did then in th e ; wilds of Bowland — actually in West Bradford! — I seemed to be the only man able and willing to help in this service to- the elderly and handicapped in the town of Clitheroe (pop. 13,320). I don’t think that Clitheroe


chaps. are less sympathetic and helpful than their breth­


ren elsewhere: I believe they h a rd ly know the' service exists; if they do, they regard it as a service of women, by women, for women. Hence the thoughtful, speculative looks at me when I say “I’m


mately half of their customers


rewarding job: it is always a warming experience bringing


are elderly men. I have found it is a most


to, the elderly something they need and for'which they are most grateful and not slow to . express their gratitude. \ I t is also a thought^ provoking experience to serve, say, an old man living


alone and striving hard to retain his independence and live out his life and end his days in his own • home. One cannot escape th e ,thought “There, but for the grace of God, go any of, up in five, 10, 15 or 20 years’ time.” Clitheroe has every reason


to be-grateful to the organis­ e r s and members of- the WRVS, who have-given their services free for many years; also to Ribble Cement, whose


- canteen prepares- the meals. The ladies who run this can-, teen treat' this service seri­ ously, provide ample -meals, are careful to allow for special diets and generally show con­ cern for their aged clients. As stated in last week’s


issue, the organiser for the meals-on-wheels service - is Mrs Margaret Wigglesworth, of 28 Park Avenue; Clitheroe (Tel.'23352).


MARK LAWRENCE 151 Whalley Road Clitheroe.


:


Golden chance for sportsmen


LAST week the Ribble Valley Sports and,Recreation Committee appealed for support from organisations May I go one step further?


During my involvement in their activities this year I- came to the conclusion it was not so much the organisations, . but the lack of co-ordination


, between local authorities. ■ These are the people who


should encourage them own organisations to take part and sponsor them. At the present moment it’s Longridge, Whal­ ley, Bowland, Clitheroe, etc., each one longing to retain its own identity. '


The Ribble Valley Sports


that the job was progressively being built up for Air X and it was designed for him to take on other duties which collect a lot of “odds and ends”; While' reorganisation was supposed to reduce staffs, it states that it has indeed increased by five per cent. . . . Mrs B e tty Armstrong,


spokesman for the National Association of Ratepayers’ Action Group, called for a sur­ vey into salary structure of local government, including their rest days, low interest lo an s an d o th e r f r inge benefits — a subject which I aired in these columns a fort­


night ago. Local ratepayers may not


Iddon and Stephanie Clayton were hard on their bumpers in a Datsun 120Y, returning 41.5 mpg to take second , place in


the heat. ' ■ ADVENTURE


N EX T w e e k ’s film at Clitheroe Civic Hall from


.Monday to Saturday is “The F o u r Muskete ers” (The revenge of Milady), a swash­ buckling adventure story with


. plenty of humour. Among the star-studded, cast are Frank F in la y ,- R a q u e l Welch, IMichael York, Oliver Reed. Charlton Heston and Richard Chamberlain.


a u c t i o n M A R T


THE entry al Clitheroe Auction Mart’s Monday fatstock sale was rather less than in recent weeks but demand was very sharp with all classes finding increased prices. Forward were 110 fat cattle, 114


owes and 984 .lambs. Light steers made to £21.60 (average £19.80);


. medium to £20.30 (£20); light heifers to £19-60 (£18.86); medium to £20 (£19 90); uncertified to £21.20 m o 7»j); fat cows to £20.40 (£15.25). Light lambs made to ,42p.(39l4>:


medium to 41p (38); overall average 38&p; sheep to 32p (80); half-bred ewes to £12.05 (£9.80); homed ewes


to £10.20 (£7.90).


be aware that they have just generously provided the town ‘ hall staff and councillors with a luxury loo, for their conveni­


ence, a t a, cost of around £2,500. One does not exactly expect


them to go “under the library’ but surely they could have waited for a more propitious time fo r th is p a r ticu la r extravagance. T h e Ri b b l e V a l le y


ratepayers could well do with a dynamic “Mrs Betty Arm­ strong” to protect us from the “big spenders”.'


CHARLES MUSSON, 15 Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.


[ • A Ribble Valley Coun­


cil spokesman explained this week thnt the expenditure of £2,055 (not £2,500) related to k i tc h e n a n d to i l e t


facilities. They had not been completed, >,th e . Policy and Resources Committee hav­ ing only accepted a tender, for the work a t its meeting on September 22nd. The toilets were not for


the use of town hall staff, nnd councillors. I t was a.modest provision of facilities in.con- ncction with the use of the mayor’s parlour and h ad 1 been approved only after very serious consideration by a cost-conscious com­


mittee.]


TOP TWENTY SOUNDS


1. (2) “Rhinestone cowboy”— Glen Campbell. ,. , - ■ ■ 2. ' (1) “Hold back the.night” — Tr amps. ;


3. (8) “Feelings” — Morris Albert. 4. (19) “Love hurts” — Jim Capaldi. •


this jyeek, when: members beaid that- the Government "as offering; grants' for. the; creation of^jobs .with a social t'gmfloanee in areas, of high unemployment: 4 ’ . It was felt that;-although Job creation was not needed in:


jne Ribble.: Valley,i.the; Gov­ ernment should'make greater


! S‘forts to preserve-existing- textile industry • jobsi through'


stringent import .regulations: • y


:8. (5) “ There goes my first love” .— The Drifters. 9. (4) “I'only have,eyes for you” — Art Garfunkel.'.-..,, 10 (6) “I t’s time for love”. —-Chi-Lites. 11 (_ ) “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” — Billy Connolly.


5. (11) “What a difference the day made ’•— Esther Phillips. _


’ :


6 (12) “Love drug” — Roxy Music. 7. (3) “Space Oddity” — David Bowie.


j ,


12! (_1) “Blue Guitar’) —'Justin Hayward and John Lodge. 13^ (_ ) “Change with the times” — Van McCoy.,


. -r9n *(18)'“Darling” —'David Cassidy. ,


17. ’ (17).‘‘You” — George Harrison. 18. (16)‘ “Shoes” — Reparata. - , 19. -(14) “Letting go” — Wings.


. " „ • - .


fcpves” __'Eagles. LP of the’.week: “Make the party last — 1 James Last., Chart compiled’.by Ames Record Bar.


’ -Last'week’s placinga are in brackets. Tip thefop: Lym - .


. s i.-- s.-r-l: :


l l! (9) “S.O.S.” — Abba. „ 15. (10) “Don’t play your.rock and roll to me — Smokey. >16* (7) ..“Who loves you'— Four Seasons..


! : :


A, K IN D ■ A C T IO N : Movin'-: {- .


; who posted a letter dropped by. ■nvyt somin .Whatleyrow; Fri-, • day, October 24th, j -


I WOULD like to expreas my t thanks Ihrough.your paper, for, the‘ kind ad ion, of: the person,


, This, kind»adion. ensured i


pleasure'foK--my "wife and myself which wouldotherwise, have been-lost. _Thank. you very much.


, 29 Trinity Avenue,. - _ Gorleston-on-Sea,’


.Great Yarmouth. -


MR S. W. POWELL • ’ •


. . . . i~,more.than wyear ago to buy ahpushed. the?figumraisede-by..


the production r-was hande overSby, Guild chairman Mrs. Marie.Sutchffc to Clitheroe’s


North \Vcst Mobile Kidney Ik


, . . . ,i i


The1 money — 'proceeds -of.'V. mobile^unit1 which .would per^({the towntO:I2,8pp.i ed; A'mil kidney'fcomplaint BUffeWK"xHe said)it 'was:a very.ere-


duration community 1 '


ersiHike'8Mr-‘Stiaxoi:to,pijoy'/',ditable\hchieiKih&nttthut~8b holidays-iof.iaijreasonable i/imnchihad bcen'raised by the


| j ASSORTED WEAVERS ; AVOLON AXMINSTER in traditional patterns, r.r.p.


* '£8.70 ' OUR PRICE- £6.50 '


and Recreation. Committee represents the whole of the Valley.,Sportsmanship brings out the best in people, and here is a golden opportunity to get together and prove them own individuality on the sports field. There is also opportunity for opera, drama, festival'of flowers, folk danc­ ing,, etc. — the .scope is unli­ mited.


So let’s get together and


show' the rest of Lancashire the, best of reorganisation.


These are my personal


views, but I honestly believe there are ' many more ’ who think on the same lines.' JOHN WILKINSON < Edisford Hall Cottage, Edisford Bridge,. Clitheroe.


There’s no turmoil


TO READ- the national Press both here and in the USA, one would'think that the whole of PortugaLwas in , turmoil. In fact, down in the sunny South —' the Algarve — no one would have any idea that Por­ tugal'has problems. Th o u s a n d s of . people,


including myself and my wife, who own a small villa in the Algarve, have happily taken their holidays there this summer. < In' the Algarve,. summer goes on- into November or later. The sun shines, the sea is warm, the people, are so friendly, and at the moment- all is peaceful, with no famine,’ as has been suggested. :


' One can still have a superb holiday there, even in winter. The climate is infmitely better than; ours :• and i f ’in January and February there are some wet days, it is still so warm and the blossom is out of this world. .- Between November and


May, holidays in .this delight­ ful lan d . are.fantastically


cheap., . - ■ Daring our. visit; my wife


and I were invited to take part in an unusual event—playing the first-ever round1 of golf; along with four other people on a new 18-hole course.: J. A. R. KAY Newton Hall, 1 Newton.


’


Watchout for sheep scab


NOW that autumn is with us again, the danger of sheep scab on our. farms - is at its


highest. Although the disease has


been absent from Lancashire and Yorkshire for nearly two years, there have been 73 out­ breaks in other parts of Bri­ tain since then and all farmers should keep a careful watch for signs of the disease. The symptoms are skin irri­


tation, loss of wool,’formation of scabs, and loss of condition,; sometimes leading to death in badly-affected l a m b s , y - - Treatment, for the disease


consists of dipping with an approved single-dipping type d ip c o n ta in in g benzene hexachloride (BHC). Badly; affected flocks will need more than one dipping. , Stringent laws aiming to


e r a d i c a t e th e d is e a s e altogether are in force. Any suspicious symptoms must be reported at once to the police, and those-in charge of sheep must keep accurate records of numbers and type of all sheep moved on'to or from any farm or other premises, as well as full details of them origin or destination, and the date of movement.


Only in this way can con­ ■


tacts be traced and further outbreaks prevented. . It should not be forgotten


that the requirement for com­ plete records applies also to private transactions at mar­ kets, as well as animals sold by auction.


Meet again


-Valley Football programme on Saturday, the meeting of the clubs was the first since February, 1968.,


WHEN Calderstones enter­ tained Brockhall in the Ribble


H


MEMBERS of Waddington Drama Group have two deadlines to meet this month ’. . . above and below ;


While , the cast of -the next play, “Key of the Door' — a th r il le r which opens on Tuesday, November 18th, for. five nights. — are on stag e rehea rsing a t St Helen’s Sunday School, other members of the group are working away beneath them.


stage. improvement.to the room,


. and it only remains to put the finishing touches to


starting boards, coat hooks and door hinges in time for


Their aim is to give a facelift to the kitchen below the stage which doubles as a dressing room during pro-' ductions.


On stage, the production is taking shape under th e - watchful eye of Gladys Sutcliffe. In the cast are Derek, Green,' Margaret Johnson. John Kidson, Barry Phillips, Christine Thompson. Marjorie Whit- tern and Helen Wood.


• the dress , rehearsal. ' 0


Barry Phillips is pictured tak­ ing a break from rehearsal for a look down at the prog­ ress of some of the painters


Two coats of paint — white, for the walls and a deep turquoise for doors and cup­ boards — have made a vast


:— from the left; Bob Men- zies. Judith Smith, Pat Har- g r e a v e s , and R o b e r t Thompson. .


Poppy day helpers needed


The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal is in full swing throughout the Ribble Valley. But the local organiser is once again faced with the perennial problem — a lack of volun­ teers for Saturday’s street


collections. O n ly 'th re e people have


offered to sell poppies on the streets in Clitheroe and far more are needed if the appeal is to. be as successful as in recent years. About .30 people have been


busy all week on the house-to- house collections and the whole of the town should have been covered by Saturday. Organiser Mrs Ethel Penny


has taken over an empty shop at the corner of Market Place and Wellgate as her appeal headquarters and this will be


. open all day Saturday. Anyone over the age of 15 able-to help should contact


' Mrs Penny either at the shop or her home, 79 Hayhuvst Street, Clitheroe (Tel. 22623),


JOHN'S


WIZARD SHOW


CL ITH ERO E magician John Pye provided mom-, bers of the SS Michael and John Ladies’ Guild with some Ivizard entertainment during their annual dinner at the Cas tie Restaurant. He kept his audience gues­


HALL — BROADLEY A : Clitheroe engineer Mr


Michael Sydney Hall was mar­ ried on Saturday to a Clayton- , le-Moors girl Miss Carole Broadley. . The bridegroom is the son


of Mr and Mrs S. Hall, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, and the bride is the daughter of Mrs E. Broadley, of Barnes Street, Clayton-le-Moors, and the late Mr K. Broadley. At the ceremony at the St


style gown was trimmed with guipure lace. She wore a


Mary’s RC Church, Clayton- le-Moors, the bride was given away by her uncle, Mr R. Bolton. Her white crepe medieval


matching headdress and full- length veil, and carried orange roses and lily-of-the-


' valley. She was attended by her


friend Mrs Barbara Warbur- ton. Mr Bill Bradley (friend) was best man, groomsmen were Mr Bill Clarke and Mi Pe ter Hall, and Mr Phillip Hall was usher. ^


F r J. Carus officiated and


the organist was Mr F. Robin­ son. Following a reception at; the Spread Eagle, Barrow,


the couple left for a honey­ moon in. York..


Photograph: Hyndburn Col­ our Studio. GUILD ADDS TO KIDNEY FUND ' t v « * V


WAREHOUSE lAVINGS


We are the


biggest stockist of Broadloom


Carpets in the area


THIS MEANS NO WAITING


B R O C KW A Y S — H YP ER IO N , 80% Wool Axmlnster. Traditional gold or


green patterns; r.r.p. £10.50 ;V,-.


OURS £7.75 sq. yd


■BROADLOOM CAR-. PET, r.r.p. £5.25 .sq. . yd


OURS C3.50 aq. yd


EXCLUSIVE-RANGE < of BEDROOM CARPETING- with built-in Underlay at v only ,


£2.25 aq. yd In lilac, - gold,- brown,-beige':: ■


HP-TERMS AVAILABLE : , Don’t forget -all carpets: fitted, free K t BEIGE LONG PILE


's lz e .o f your room — .and we’ll give you an estimate'on. the spot


Bring a ROUGH PLAN of the


TOM K IN S BEIGE FLORAL, 80% Wool; Axmlnster, r.r.p.- £950


OURS £6.25 sq. yd -•


PINK'FLORAL BED­ ROOM CARPET..with built-in: underlay, 'r.r.p. £4.75 /; »


OURS"C3.50 sq. yd


CARPETS WATERLOO ROAD C LITH ERO E Tel. 23790


JOHNSONS FOR *1 qp. xlsfu "n


MAYFAIR KITCHEN: CARPET, various: designs and colours,- r.r.p. £5.13 «


OURS £3.SO sq. yd fitted


wlch, Nymrod and. J Conquest Carpets alluE


Interceptor, ,Greerv>'|


with buiitHn. Under^r lay, 22,rolls,.all dlffe-''i rent patterns and col-'**| oura, avarega rr.p.‘; £4.75


Five, year- guaran*1 teo.:OURS£3.50' ■q« yd


ATLANTIS, AXMINS-!! TER, tourr different^ colours and patterns,


.OURS £5.75 aq. yd£ ) „ r.r.p., £7.59


It ROLL ONLYcMot-'* tied, brown plain; loop ( plte.bullMn. Underlay^ • >t^£3.50 *q*^ y ^ ^


.^■*3f4S: 1


sing with some fine sleight-of- hand tricks and then cut his wife in half with traditional bloodless skill. The Mayoress of Clitheroe,


. * -«


Clitheroe:Advertiser-and Times, .November 6th, 1975 3 «i-■


Plans to reduce council numbers ‘well publicised’


CLAIMS that insufficient publicity has been given to plans to reduce the number of Clitheroe Town Council members to 10 were refuted at a meeting.of. the Ribble Valley Council’s Policy and Resources Commit­ tee" this. week.


In a letter to the Borough


Council (a copy of which was also 'sent - to the Advertiser and Times), Mr Brian Braith- w a i te , of W es t View, Clitheroe, complained that he had heard “quite by accident’) of the intention to reduce council membership by 20. In his letter, Mr Braith-


waite, a former officer of the old Clitheroe • Borough, com­ mented: “No notice of the proposal was given in the Press although apparently a notice was posted outside the town hall. “In an age when so much


emphasis is put on public rela­ tions, surely something better than this could have been done.” Mr Braithwaite continued:


* Amicable’ talks on ICI plan


RESIDENTS of-Pimlico Road who are anxious about ICI's plans to extend its nearby works this' week aired their views at a meeting with Ribble. Valley ’ Council offi­ cials;


. ■ ■.


"Rather belatedly, therefore; I should like to enter an objec­ tion on two grounds.” Firstly, he claimed, no real


attempt had been made to obtain the views of Clitheroe re s id en ts . Secondly, for Clitheroe to have the same number of councillors on both the town council and the borough council would greatly reduce the effectiveness of the town council. Ribble Valley Council


member Coun. John Troop, although not a member of the Policy and Resources Com­ mittee, supported Mr Braith- waite’s objection at the meet­ ing. He felt that reduction of the town council membership to 10 would be a "disaster”


and a removal of democratic rights.


“I do not think the town ’


council could carry out its duties effectively with wily 10 members,” he said, 'espe­ cially if they were also all Ribble Valley Council mem­ bers. As a member of both councils, I find it very difficult to wear the right cap at the right meeting.” Chief Executive Officer Mr


Michael Jackson commented howeveo that there had been considerable Press publicity. A reduction in the number of c o u n c i l lo r s h a d 'b e e n requested by the town council itself.


Bill Fleming (Billington) accepted the view that it would be unfortunate if the 10 town councillors were also Ribble*'Valley, members but added: “Sufficient time was given for representations to be made and I feel enough publicity was given.” In view of the objections,


Committee chairman Coun. . .


the committee decided, at Coun. Fleming’s suggestion,, to leave the final decision on the plan to a full meeting of the council. The matter was also due to be discussed further at a meeting of the town council last night.


FELLOWSHIP


Mrs Alice Wells, was among 50 guests at the dinner, and she made'a, short speech of-


thanks to the Guild. Also present was the town’s


Deputy Mayoress, Mi's Edith Turner.


SPEAKER at a meeting of Trinity Methodist Church Women’s Fellowship was Mrs Cumberland, of Preston, whose talk was taken from Psalm 138. About 30 members


were present. Mrs J. Wilkin­ son was p re s id e n t and thanked the speaker.


bended by retired .^chool teacher Mr Douglas Smith dis­ cussed their objections to the proposed extensions with planning officer Mr Charles Wilson, Development Sub- Committee chairman Coun. Clifford Chatburn, and com­ mittee member Coun. John Blackburn.


A committee of residents in t .


' Mr Smith was particularly concerned about the siting of th e new s in g le - s to re y extension building, and the possibility of further develop­ ment At the Pimlico Works.


Mr Wilson was able to show


plans of the proposed develop­ ment which gave the residents a clearer idea as to the height and position' of the new building.


He said that the site chosen ■


was the best possible one from- the residents’ point of view, and 'commented that further development plans, were entirely up to the" cqmpany. i After what was described


as an “amicable”-meeting, Mr Smith said that both sides now had a clear idea of each other’s views.


The next significant move, ,


he said, would come in about six weeks’ time when the.Sub- Committee discussed the application for planning, per­ mission.


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COUPLE JN THE DARK


local supermarket, 'prefer to stay where they are.


Though the lack of heat litis 1


mado the upstairs damp, the house in general is not in a bad . state of repair.5 They have a coal fire downstairs and an,old .gas cooker in the kitchen on ■


the local Health: Officer, and Housing Manager,: who' are


which to make, thefr meals. The couple have consulted


. unable to help'at present, and a solicitor who has advised them not to pay for the rewir­ ing themselves. They say he has also suggested that the rent should bo withheld until the landlord has put the house in order.


While the Earnshaws : '


remain in the dark for,a solu­ tion to their problems, (pno thing is certain — they.'WQn’t be blowing out any birthday cake candles at their house.


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